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Bolesławiec County

Bolesławiec County
Powiat bolesławiecki
County
Flag of Bolesławiec County
Flag
Coat of arms of Bolesławiec County
Coat of arms
Location within the voivodeship
Location within the voivodeship
Coordinates (Bolesławiec): 51°16′N 15°34′E / 51.267°N 15.567°E / 51.267; 15.567
Country  Poland
Voivodeship Lower Silesian
Seat Bolesławiec
Gminas
Area
 • Total 1,303.3 km2 (503.2 sq mi)
Population (2006)
 • Total 88,343
 • Density 68/km2 (180/sq mi)
 • Urban 44,892
 • Rural 43,451
Car plates DBL
Website http://www.powiatboleslawiecki.pl

Bolesławiec County (Polish: powiat bolesławiecki) is a unit of territorial administration and local government (powiat) in Lower Silesian Voivodeship, southwestern Poland. It came into being on January 1, 1999, as a result of the Polish local government reforms passed in 1998. Its administrative seat is the town of Bolesławiec, famed for its pottery, and its only other town is Nowogrodziec. The county covers an area of 1,303.3 square kilometres (503.2 sq mi).

As at 2006 the total population of the county is 88,343, of which the population of Bolesławiec is 40,837, that of Nowogrodziec is 4,068, and the rural population is 43,451.

Bolesławiec County is bordered by Żagań County to the north, Polkowice County to the north-east, Legnica County and Złotoryja County to the east, Lwówek Śląski County to the south, Lubań County to the south-west, and Zgorzelec County to the west.

The county is subdivided into six gminas (one urban, one urban-rural and four rural). These are listed in the following table, in descending order of population.


Coordinates: 51°16′N 15°34′E / 51.267°N 15.567°E / 51.267; 15.567


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